Overview of Tropical Cyclones in January 2014

        Two tropical cyclones occurred over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in January 2014. 

        Lingling formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific about 880 km southeast of Manila on 18 January and moved generally southwards across the seas east of the southern Philippines. The estimated maximum sustained winds near its centre was about 45 km/h. Lingling dissipated over the sea to the east of the southern Philippines on 20 January. 

        Kajiki formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific about 1 180 km east-southeast of Manila on 31 January and moved westwards. Kajiki intensified into a tropical storm in the afternoon and moved across the central part of the Philippines that night.